[Earthview Wonders] No.594: Hurricane Florence🇺🇸

Astronaut Alex Gerst captured from ISS the 2018 Hurricane Florence which left at least 13 people dead and about a million without power on the East Coast.. The Atlantic hurricane season is an ongoing event normally from June to November every year in the Northern Hemisphere. On Sept. 5, Florence became the first major hurricane of the season. With the formation of Subtropical Storm Joyce on September 12, the season is the first since 1969 to see five subtropical storms, and the first since 2008 to feature four named storms active simultaneously (Florence, Helene, Isaac, and Joyce).

Credit: Alex Gerst, ESA, NASA

The following is the video of the Hurricane Florence captured from ISS.

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Sanefumi Sammy Shoji

Born in Malaysia, spent his youth in South East Asia and Los Angeles, U.S.. Strongly moved by Japanese science documentary TV program “The Miracle Planet” in fifth grade, grew strong interest in space and Earth, and majored planetary science at graduate school. Was engaged in international financing transactions for 10 years at a U.S. investment bank and a Japanese investment firm. Established LiVEARTH, Inc. in 2014 with a mission to “provide Earth-overviewing perspective to the world”.